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When the temperatures rise in the summer, some folks decide to keep the air conditioning off and instead take the fun outdoors. These heat-seeking individuals seem to rise to the occasion along with the mercury with a search for the spiciest foods and hot activities that amp up the heart rate — and in Southern California there’s ample opportunity to do just that.

NEW YORK >> Want to take a run for the border but wind up in Bangkok? Taco Bell is testing a new menu that promises just that, looking to tap into the cult following for the red Thai hot sauce known as Sriracha.

Treat yourself to more than candy this Halloween season at the Haunted MPK Night Market in Monterey Park on Oct. 19. The evening will features food from Wolf & Flock Bar-B-Que, The Mighty Boba Truck, La Calaca Fish Tacos and more along with a costume contest, pumpkin patch and zombie walk that includes a scavenger hunt and prizes.

LOS ANGELES>> The iconic red rooster hot sauce will be celebrated again this year with the return of the L.A. Sriracha Festival. The event, a collaboration between Randy Clemens, author of the Sriracha Cookbook, and Food GPS,

IRWINDALE >> Perhaps it’s no surprise that a multi-million hot sauce company built entirely on word of mouth would turn to social media to reach its “Sriracha Friends.” Sriracha maker Huy Fong Foods, which started out in 1980 making its signature sauce from a handful of peppers founder David Tran picked up in Chinatown markets, never used traditional methods of marketing or advertising its brand.

IRWINDALE>> Getting inside the Sriracha hot sauce plant used to be a challenge. In the competitive market of spicy condiments, Huy Fong Foods CEO David Tran kept his hot sauce’s secrets closely guarded and only let a limited number of people inside to see his customized self-made machinery at work.

IRWINDALE >> Sriracha’s spicy relationship with the City Council cooled off a bit Wednesday after officials unanimously dismissed a lawsuit and public nuisance declaration against manufacturer Huy Fong Foods.

IRWINDALE >> The City Council is expected to drop its public nuisance order and lawsuit against Sriracha hot chili sauce maker Huy Fong Foods, signalling a potential end to the months-long standoff between the city and the company that sparked fear among Sriracha fans there would be a global shortage of the popular condiment.

IRWINDALE>> In what could be a sign that a resolution over the embattled Sriracha factory is near, two Irwindale City Council members, accompanied by representatives from the governor’s office, Tuesday will tour the hot chili sauce plant.

IRWINDALE >> With the Lone Star flag flying over his plant, Sriracha sauce maker David Tran gave Texas officials a first-hand look at the 650,000-square-foot plant that neighbors say stinks. Tran, wearing a suit instead of his usual casual dress, gave Texas state Rep.

IRWINDALE >> As South Bay residents Monday learned that Toyota plans to move its U.S. headquarters and thousands of jobs from Torrance, Irwindale might soon hear about a brand-name business also packing up for greener pastures in the Lone Star State.

A Texas state representative announced Thursday he will be among a delegation of politicians and business leaders from the Lone Star State next month who will tour the Irwindale factory where hot chili sauce Sriracha is made.

IRWINDALE >> Amid a flock of Sriracha supporters, the City Council Wednesday night delayed its decision to formally adopt a resolution declaring the hot chili sauce factory a public nuisance. About 100 supporters gathered outside City Hall to protest the council’s decision

IRWINDALE>> Sriracha hot sauce may leave Irwindale for a new home in the Lone Star State. Huy Fong Foods CEO David Tran Wednesday invited a Texas lawmaker into his Azusa Canyon Road manufacturing plant to observe the facility’s operation before he considers moving the popular hot sauce factory to Texas.

I happen to be a huge hot sauce fan. You name it I’ve tried it. Tabasco? Grew up with it. Tapatio? Pouring it on a bag of Cheetos right now. Yes, that’s lunch. But I gotta tell you Tapatio pretty much works with everything in a pinch.

IRWINDALE >> The popular Sriracha hot sauce found itself in hot water Wednesday night when the City Council unanimously declared the factory that produces the sauce a public nuisance. After giving Huy Fong Foods six weeks to work with the South Coast Air Quality Management District to conduct testing at the factory, the City Council determined the odor coming from the factory has created a problem for residents.

IRWINDALE >> One of the most vocal critics of the smells coming from a factory that makes the popular Sriracha hot chili sauce toured the facility Friday. Dena Zepeda, an Irwindale resident who circulated a petition last fall asking air quality inspectors to investigate the Sriracha odors, was part of a small tour group that was led around the facility to see how Sriracha is made.

IRWINDALE >> Of the 61 complaints made to the air quality board about smells coming from the Sriracha hot-sauce factory since October, investigators traced the smell to the Huy Fong Foods factory just four times, twice after the chili grinding season ended.

IRWINDALE >> Days after he asked his employees if they would move out of town, Sriracha creator David Tran took on City Hall and called out Wednesday to fans of his popular hot chili sauce asking them to help “Save Sriracha.

IRWINDALE >> More than two-thirds of the complaints reported to the air quality control board about odors believed to be from the Sriracha hot sauce factory came from four households. Data provided to this newspaper by the South Coast Air Quality Management District shows that since October four addresses generated 41 of the 61 complaints about Huy Fong Foods on North Azusa Canyon Road.

LOS ANGELES >> An attorney for the city of Irwindale said today his clients will add a breach-of-contract claim to a nuisance suit against a Sriracha hot sauce plant in Irwindale that has been ordered to partially shut down in response to smell complaints from residents.

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Across the Internet, fans of the popular Sriracha hot sauce had been expectantly bracing for days in advance of state regulators' decision Wednesday to halt shipments from the company's Irwindale factory through at least mid-January.

The hottest movie of 2013 will be released online this week for just $5 a view. “Sriracha,” a 33-minute film dedicated to the famous hot chili sauce by YouTube producer and filmmaker Griffin Hammond, hits the Internet on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES >> Officials from the city of Irwindale on Wednesday said the maker of the popular hot chili sauce Sriracha can continue operations at its plant as long as it doesn’t smell, according to a Los Angeles Superior Court filing.

The maker of popular hot chili sauce Sriracha made a bold statement Friday with a banner reading, “No tear gas made here,” placed outside its North Azusa Canyon Road factory. Huy Fong Foods CEO David Tran had released a statement with the same sentiment Wednesday morning following a ruling from a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge that said Tran must partially shut down his factory due to odor complaints from residents near the factory.

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday in favor of the city of Irwindale and ordered that operations at the Sriracha hot chili sauce factory must partially shut down amid complaints of odors from residents, Judge Robert H.

Where is the Huy Fong Foods Sriracha hot sauce factory in Irwindale that has caused a controversy in the small city after complaints of heavy odors coming from the facility? Check out this map to find out:

IRWINDALE >> Sriracha, the hip hot sauce concoction that changed America’s taste buds and worked its way in to the pantry of the world’s top chefs, originates on a Kern County farm where harvest season is in full swing.

@sarahfavot on Twitter IRWINDALE >> The first Irwindale resident to complain about the smell from the Sriracha hot sauce factory was the son of a city councilman, according to court documents obtained Thursday.

IRWINDALE >> A heated battle over Sriracha hot chili sauce could cause the price of the popular condiment to rise if the city gets an injunction, according to the manufacturer. Nonetheless talks between Huy Fong Foods, the maker of Sriracha, and city of Irwindale continued late Tuesday as city officials demanded the company curb smells coming from the Azusa Canyon Road factory or cease operations.